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Metabolic
Analysis
HealthSteps Rx has YOUR number----your number to better control of your weight, and your life. This number will help you see why low calorie diets for weight loss can only HURT you.
If you have ever followed a low calorie diet that is below your “number” (your resting metabolic rate - RMR), it will become obvious to you why those diets failed over the long haul. That’s because you were contributing to decreasing your metabolism----not giving your body enough calories to perform its basic functions, thereby compounding your weight problem.
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| What is included in a Metabolic Analysis Testing? |
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What is included in a Metabolic Analysis Testing?
- Your NUMBER which is your resting metabolic rate and oxygen consumption
- A detailed written summary and consultation explaining what this NUMBER means to you, with feedback on how you could improve your metabolism
- An idea of how your metabolism compares with the average person
- A reliable calculation of your estimated daily calorie needs
- A description of activity lifestyle factors, with YOUR activity factor and RMR calculated, for determining your daily calorie needs to maintain your present weight
- A formula to help you determine the calories you need to lose or gain weight, sensibly
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out our Individualized Nutrition
Counseling that includes Metabolic
Analysis and a FREE Body
Composition Analysis.
The
Metabolic Analysis is a FDA-cleared
device that can only be purchased by Registered Clinicians.
Unlike the Body-Gem® or other metabolic devices,
this meets requirements for reimbursement
on many healthcare policies.
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Contact Cheryl to schedule your MedGem® Metabolic Analysis Test.
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| What is MedGem ® |
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 MedGem® is
an indirect calorimeter----an innovative, new portable,
handheld device that measures oxygen
consumption and determines your RMR.
Until now, dietitians and healthcare professionals could only use a mathematical formula created from research in 1919 to estimate RMR, which often proved unreliable and contributing to inappropriate weight gain or loss.
What do you have to do?
This is a simple and painless 10-15 minute procedure. You simply seal your mouth around the MedGem® mouthpiece and breathe in and out, like always!
What do you do to prepare for the test for the most reliable results?
- Rest for 10-15 minutes prior to the test
- Do not eat for at least 4 hours
- Do not exercise (cardiovascular or resistance training) for at least 4 hours
- Do not drink caffeinated beverages for at least 3 hours
- Do not consume nutritional supplements or medications containing ephedra, Ma Huang, or pseudoephedrine for at least 2 hours
- Do not use nicotine for at least 1 hour
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| What is Metabolism and RMR? |
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Metabolism is the biochemical process of combining nutrients with oxygen to release the energy needed to function.
Metabolism is measured in kcal or calories/ day. This kcal/day number represents the resting metabolic rate (RMR), or the number of calories the body burns each day at rest, and the amount your body needs for vital body functions, such as circulation, brain function, breathing, and temperature control. Find out next why it is important to measure RMR. |
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| Why measure RMR? |
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Energy Balance Equation:
Weight management is simply a matter of balancing the calories consumed with calories burned.
- You wouldn’t try and balance your checkbook without tracking your deposits and withdrawals, so unless you really know how many calories your body burns, you’ll never know how to manage for success.
- RMR (resting metabolic rate) can account for up to 75% of the calories burned each day (your body needs a lot of calories just to function). The remaining 25% is influenced by lifestyle and exercise.
- Metabolism is unique to each individual and a one-size fits-all approach does not work for everyone. You can follow the same diet and exercise plan as someone else, but see dramatically different results.
- Knowing your unique metabolism allows you to establish a calorie budget that will work for you. In addition, it is also important to know that your metabolism can change, sometimes significantly, as you lose weight.
- Having your metabolism measured throughout your weight management program will help you reach your goals without hitting frustrating plateaus.
- In addition, several factors can cause a change over time in your metabolism, other than weight loss or gain, such as a change in body composition and/or exercise program, age, hormones, stress, and medications. Therefore, this is an EXTREMELY important number to monitor often.
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